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TIL South Park aired an episode titled “Band in China”… which resulted in them being banned in China.

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9PwX TIL that until 1985, you needed a prescription to buy condoms in Ireland
V7p0 TIL Edward Norton’s first film role ever earned him an Oscar nomination. He is also a Yale graduate that never went to an acting school.
WkdN8 TIL that "thagomizer" is the unofficial name of the spike arrangement on the tails of stegasaurid dinosaurs in reference to a The Far Side cartoon. While unofficial, it is still used to describe the feature at the Smithsonian Institute, the Dinosaur Nat'l Monument, and in other literature.
OG6g1 TIL a Christian mob killed the female universal genius Hypatia in 415 A.D. The mob stripped Hypatia naked, cut out her eyeballs, tore her body to pieces and dragged her limbs through the city. Hypatia was depicted as a teacher of mathematics, philosophy and astronomy.
kO66E TIL about MS The World, the largest privately owned residential yacht. The 150-200 residents who live aboard make decisions about the ship's itinerary, finances, and lifestyle and are looked after by a crew of 280. Apartments cost between $2-15 million.